These butterflies were an absolute pleasure to stitch.

Here’s an excerpt from a presentation about cowboy boots explaining why butterflies were and are such a popular theme for cowboy boots: “One reason for the prevalence of flowers, butterflies, and occasionally eagles on cowboy boot tops was simply practicality. A typical cowboy boot has a scallop that comes down into the boot tops, and the boot tongue extends up on the boot tops. This leaves sort of an H shape for decorative work. Flowers can flow into this space and fill it, but butterflies and eagles with their outstretched wings also fill the shape well.”